Stall floor



STALL FLOOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, |921.

1,402,613. Patenteuan.3,192 2.

INVEN TOR.

- To all evhom it may/concern,

{disru t mos; f

l Application mar time, iegr' seriaii iisnes. I

Be it known th rLvJAc B How; a citizen consin; 1 have inventeda new "kind useful 1m;

1 provement in Stall Floors, of han lowing is a specification; v

- The present inventlon which-f is an 1111-;

provement on that disc'los ed in Patent No.1

1,366,384; forf a jcow fbarn vgutter grate; M

jlooking 1n :the direction of v the QII'OWSQ floors of the conventional type commonly used for dairy cattle, havingfa platform for theenimal to 'stztndor lie'upon'; ands-gutter, -q

" ofial. 1;

. Floors of "bedding orslitter"onthe rear portion "'offthe platform and prevent th'eani'mal from stand- [I sndbreak the animalof silch'habit.

t ofthefl H v V p fSecu'r-edj to the cross bars "7 "and. ot bolts 18? aref'depending' niernbers or lugs 16 and lTwhichengige the walletthe gut- 1; t'e'r andeo operate with the members Mend f: i j. i 1 5"co'holdftlie grat'ein'position." A series I I present invention; to provide ar stztll floor" s I with a grate member forthegutter, arranged "5 0 for the reception of droppings and other iln general it is the :oh'ect of he presentfl invention, to provide a, stall flooriwhich" will prevent the aninial from soiling itself, niain-v t'ein it in a cleanfco'rnfortaible' conditionfend prevent injury to it in lying downg thro i'gh I direct contact with ehard bare floor; 1 p

r One object of my invention is to retain the g y 10011723 rigidlyconnecting'the Qbztrs together; 7

to retain the beddingorlitter nponth'eiplatv fermgfremovebly; held inrposition' by contact with the wzvllsofthe' glitter endsurface off; thej floor; adjustable for gntters of different}; I lwidths, andso'construetedthat theigutter g t a ma be readily cleaned withoutrernoving the lterwallj' f? N p 1 v .i l g r d Similar niirnerals'jreferito sirnilerfpzirts this kindnreusnelly rnade'with' fithroughout;the several' viw ;,3

' y a relativelylshort"platform in 'order thatthe n gutter may nore fully performvits desired functions; As aresult of thisshort platform, the litter or bedding*pla'cedlthereon to keep. the aninlal clean and comfortable, andto; protect it frorn' the hard floqin-iskflockedn and scrapedotf fromthe-rear portionofthe platform by movement of the animalsfeet; and there is developed in the animal a tend j ency to stand with its hindlegs inthe gutter;

thus soiling itself and theplatforrnf v on to provide means fc'onnect'ed f-with thepygiitter f whichwill, permit-the passage of droppings and other ofial into the gutter, {retsinthe bedding or litter 11130111116 rear portioj'nof the platform, prevent the animal 1 from stepping or standing with its hind feet l in i the gutter;

": ritrsihnles? ndiotherobjects and ad? litter;

f a i i ma l i tl n lindietr1 f theinanneroi holding the 'g'ra teti ip 's'i zg I a p 1 t on whenftheglngs donot fit sgainst the g t gx-ln the" preferred form of niyfinventionlif; c

a gutter 2,;and floor extensionfi, rWIth 'al w gratemembenwhmh isplztcedoverthegutteri:C5r

provide 2i stallfioor comprising a; platform'l,

2 -loqtck of 'the'lanimahflas shown the grate 'is formed 'Of'bai'sfl fi, and GIeXtending' longi "tndinatlly of thegutter, these bars are reiajtivelyinzxrrow-aind erespaced'lsnificientlyfar;. I K r epert to permit-droppings, and other ofl'alf i ,topass easily between them,{br1t close enough? I Q l to'preVent'fanhnirnal frornsteppingthrough the g'fretei I have shown-three' of these bars I 1 vantages ehythestructure'ilhistizitediiiIth i of the United States, residing atArcadlajln y the county of Trempealeaii end State of isw r floor "withthe gears in pose- 11 111 the v' a v but obviouslyf any"desired number may be enynppropriate len atf'their center are provided; r r v x p 1* At-opposite eornersof the frontend ofthje 1 gratefnre rigid extensions. 12 and" 13ad'a'pted "to hea r-uponthe platforrnfl;andsupport the I grate slightly" above {the surfaceof ith'elpla'ti E: forni, depending-fromtheseextensionslendfl f s Irigidly-connectedtherewith ere members litj'l r 1 end 15feldapted to heariigain'st thefront wall frontwillgofthegnttri of sii'itaible apertures '19 s provided in the cross'rbars 7; and 8 whereby the Inernbers 16 v and" 17 maybe adjusted-tor gutterslof diffl f v ferent widths" "Apertures 20 are also pro}? pussrgrhje ends ofthebars which'inay be or :.i th arefrigidly1connected; to cross bar's 7and 8 hyrivetsflti :IO preventM vided'in the cross bars 7 and S sothat other grate bars may be added if desired. The

cross barsf7 and 8 are Jrnade aoffisufficient length so that their ends extend beyond the rear wall of'the gutter and serve to support the rear end of the grate upon the floor :3.

1 In ;:order to prevent the animals-body from coming in contact with the metal portions of the grate,'while lying down; I secure the bar .9,, of;wood or other material that-is a poor conduetorof heatQagainst and over the. bar

4, asshownin Figures 2andj3, by means of v bolts 2-1. "Bars 1 and 11 are similarly se- I injured by the forcing of 'anarrow. cross bar eured tothie crossibars 7=and8 by bolts :21,

and serveto prevent an animal from being into the cleft ;of its hoof. Obviously the cross ba'r s '7 and '8lmay be made wide enough to prevent, such 2O manner.

-1 While the rare' shown canxbe removedloy inerelyfliftingit from its position across a I the gutter," it will be noted as clearly shown finFigure l, that awide space or recess is leftbetween the cross-bars 7 and 8 and the;

bar '6 and the rear Wall of the guttenand that'as may .beiseen from Figures 2,3-and .I 4:] the cross: bars and gr-ate itself rest upon the surface of, the floor 'wh'olly above-the gutter, so that a shovel or other-implement maybe easily and freely introdu'ced, and

the gntter cleaned without removingfthe grate. c

In use the member'sleandildiareadjusted' to proper position jand the ;grate" placed' across the. gutterfback of the animal, f and is fsupported the extensions and. cross.

bars resting'lupon the l-fioor. :The. members- 14 15, l6fandjl7 engaging the walls of the. gutter holdthe grate *securely ingplace, with "the. bar-.4, andithe bar-9 secured thereto,

" spaced'slightly ahove th'e ,platform .1 and to the rear of the front all of the gutter r Shouldthe gutter betoosmall'or of a shape 4 5 that .iwill notfpermit an engagement of itsrear wall by the members 16and "17 recesses in thefloor may beprovided-vas indicated in Eigure 4L i 'When it isiin place the grate extends above the platform .1 a distance s'lightlyjgreater than the height of the bar'9,"and serves as a, 'shoulderfor border :to retain the litter or bedding uponi the rear. portion of the platj form 1, and prevents its jbeingworked off the rear. portion by inovemen't of, the anim1; while any liquids'f'that ma-y-'-- ;fall. upon the. platform [can readily {now through the space provided betwee n ithnd the (bar- 9,

into. the gutter. Should the animal estep backwards towards the ,gutter the narrow grate bars raised above} the level of .theplate form form' a rigid but .somewhat 'uncom fortable supporigso that it Will'soonmove forward to its proper positionin .thefistall and. in time become broken of its tendency "and is ito 'be underst'oodas Qinjury. any; desired -members engagingthe walls of the to stand in the gutter and trained to occupy its proper place upon the platform. w

I The retention of the bedding upon the platform also serves to prevent injury to the animals body, especially the teats and "udder of a dairy cow, which are often seriously-injured by direct contact with a hard bare. floor.

While 1' have shown and described a specific floor structure; for. accomplishing the desired. objects, my invention contemplates broadlythe use ofjmeans operating in the same manner to produce the'result desired,- 7 7 limited only-by thestateLofthe art. 1

I claim: 3 l; T-he combination in astall fioor of a platform having a gutter at its rear grate means for the utter projecting above the platform for retaini-ng-the bedding or litterthereon;

52. The combinationfin a stall fioor,-o f a platform having a gutter atlts rear, grate means for the gutter, means for supporting 1 the grate upon the platform and floor above the gutter, and means engaging "the walls of the gutterito. hold the zgrate in position to retain the bedding or litter upon the. plat v form. a

i 3. The, combination in :a stall floor, of a 1 platform having a gutter at its rear, a grate for the gutter; means for supporting the grate across the gutter andabove the plat-' form so that the front bar ofthe grate will retain the bedding ,or litter-upon the platform, and-means for holding the grate-in position.

4. The combination a stall -fio'or 'of a plat-form'having a gutter at its. rear, a grate for the. gutter'havmg' narrow bars and wide spaces, means for supporting-the grate-above the. platform to-. render standinglthereon uncomfortable for arn. animal and induce: it to occupy its proper place upon the platform,a-nd means-for holding the grate adjacent the end of the platform with its front-1 7 bar, n pos tion to reta n the bedding .or'lit terthereon.

The combination in stall floor; oifa platform having a gutter, a grate forthe gutter having narrow bars and wide spaces,

covering a portion of the; width'of the gut;-

ter cross bars 'for' the rate extendin across the gutter for supportingthe. grate WltllltS lower side above the level of the platform, j the space. between .thegrate bars, crosssbars,

and rear wall of the gutter providing an 7 I aperture. for cleaning the gutterfwithout removing the grate.

-6. Inagrate for stall floor gutters, the" I gutter 7 gage the Walls of the and lloldw he grate nqposition." r a combination of bar members, means for sup portingthe bar members with their lower edgesabove the levelofthe floorfand means for engaging thewalls of the gutter to hold a the grate in position. i

8. In a grate for stallfloor gutters, the combination of bar membersmeans for supporting the bar members with their lower a edges slightly above andto the rear of the front wall of the gutter, wherebythey will. serve to prevent the, beddingor litter from entering the gutter andlpermit thepassage of liquids anddroppings, andtmeans for,"

engaging the walls of the gutter to hold the grate imposition." 1 2 A 9Lln a grate forstall floor guttersythe combination of narrow bar members widely spaced, cross bars for the bar members adapt ed to extend across the gutter and rest upon the floor at the rearof the guttenextensions '10. Ina grateffor stall floor gutters, the

combination of grate bars, crossbars adapted to rest upon the surface of thefloor forsupportingthe gratebars and. extending rear wardly therefrom to form a recess in the grate, through whichthe gutter" may be cleaned when thegrate *is 'in position, e X-E tensions for supportingithe' front end of the: grate with its lower sideabove the surface of thefloor, and dependingmembersto en- 11. In a grate for stall floor; gutters the,

combination of grate bars, cross bars: for snppo'rtmg the grate bars above' the surface of the fioor and extending rearwardly therea from to form arecess inthegrate tlll'Ollgl'l-j which the gutter may be cleaned when the grate is in position, extensions for support? ing the front end of the grate with its lower side above the surface of the floor, depending membersto engage .the front wall of the: gutter, lugs to co op'erate with the depending members andhold the grate in position, and r meanssadjustably securing the lugs-to the 3, 12. In a grate for floorglitters, 1

adapted to bensupported adjacent the end of 1 the platform to retain the'b edding orlitter I thereon, a grate bar having the portion therecombination of :grate bars widely-spaced,

them together, extensions for supporting the front end of thegrate, depending memof whichcomesin contact with the 'bojdyof. the animal while lying down formedof ma- -terialjwhich is a poor conduct0r of;heat., s 13. In al grateffor stall flo0r gutters, the. '65 3 cross bars for supporting] the grate bars,

xspac'ersbetween the grate bars,a bolt passing 1' through the spacers andbars for holding bers on theextensionsfor engagingithe front for adjusting the lugs. a

fwall of;the' gutter, logs on the cross barsco a operatingwith the depending'me'mbers for oholdingfthe grate in position, and means 14 51 In a lgrate' 'forstal'l "floor. gutters, the, l

combination of grate bars widely spaced, a member of poor heat conducting m'ateriallfl secured toyand covering the front bar member,-crossbarsfor supporting the grate bars andextending rearwardly therefromto form axrecessin the grate through which. the gutp tersmay be" cleaned when ,thewgrate is in position, nernbcrssecured to the cross bars, i

J for preventing them from entering the cleft of an animalshoof, spacers between the grate bars, a bolt passing through the spacers and barsfor holdingtheml together, e tenL sions for supporting thefront end" of. the 1 forsengagingathe frontwall of the glitter,v 1*

lugs on the cross bars co-operating' withthe depending memb ers for holding the grate in;

position, andimeans'for adjusting the lugs; n platformfihaving a gutterfa grate fonthe 1 a i grate, depending members on -the extensions 15. The; combination in a stall "floor, "of a gutter providedwith'arecess for cleaning,

the gutter,; and means wherebythe grate is 9 a glpositiohedhbove the level of the platform for retaining the bedding or litter thereon.

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